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we are learning pharmacology, pathology, physiology, etc. right from M1
Couldn't find any threads on this - does preparation change for step 1 if your school has a system-based curriculum? Currently an M1 and I just started using FA as a reference/summary. I hear a lot of M2s talking about using Pathoma, Goljan etc in year 2. But since we are learning pharmacology, pathology, physiology, etc. right from M1 in each system, should I start using these resources now?
Our school's step 1 scores are not very high in comparison so I want to start early and do well. I also noticed that we often don't cover topics that are in step 1 review books so I want to make sure I'm filling the gaps as we go through each system rather than during the last few weeks before step 1 during M2.
Hope this isn't a redundant thread.
WowCorrect me if I'm wrong, but pathology is just the cause of diseases right? I don't understand how some schools have a pathology course second year that most students wait for to start using Pathoma/Goljan....
Maybe I'm missing something big here but everything we are learning at my school is placed in a clinical context, i.e. pathology?
Something to keep in mind on SDN: different schools have different curricula. So when a poster says 'M1 is this, M2 is that' and so on, it may or may not be relevant to your school's curriculum. If your school is truly systems-based (and it sounds like it is), then you will get normal phys and pathology all in the same block. Thus, you would likely benefit from the patho gods Sattar and Goljan even if you're M1.Correct me if I'm wrong, but pathology is just the cause of diseases right? I don't understand how some schools have a pathology course second year that most students wait for to start using Pathoma/Goljan....
Maybe I'm missing something big here but everything we are learning at my school is placed in a clinical context, i.e. pathology?
Yes that is the title of the Pathoma text, but there is also a video component of Pathoma that you definitely don't want to skip. The Goljan text is Rapid Review Pathology, and I think he is the editor of all the RR series. Student Consult is an online companion to a bunch of Elsevier-published books--I don't know if anybody actually uses it though. There are also Goljan audio files that are not so legal, but should be easy to find in a google search.Thanks for your input! I'm a little new to the lingo - pathoma is the "Fundamentals of Pathology" textbook and Goljan is the Rapid Review: Pathology textbook w/ online student consult?
I also noticed that we often don't cover topics that are in step 1 review books so I want to make sure I'm filling the gaps as we go through each system rather than during the last few weeks before step 1 during M2.